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Drive My Car  2021
ドライブ・マイ・カー/ Doralbu Mai Kâ
Director:  Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Producer:
  Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita,Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki and Akihisa Yamamoto
Editor:
  Azusa Yamazaki
Music:
  Eiko Ishibashi
Screenplay:
  Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, based on the short story by Haruki Murakami
Director of Photography:
  Hidetoshi Shinomiya
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Cast:
spacer1 Hidetoshi Nishijima
spacer1 Masaki Okada
spacer1 Reika Kirishima
spacer1 Tôko Miura
spacer1 Park Yoo-rim
spacer1 Jin Deyon
spacer1 Sonaia Yuan
spacer1 Satoko Abe
spacer1 Perry Dizon
spacer1 Ann Fite
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spacer1 Hidetoshi Nishijima spacer1 Masaki Okada spacer1 Reika Kirishima
spacer1 Tôko Miura spacer1 Park Yoo-rim spacer1 Jin Deyon
spacer1 Sonaia Yuan spacer1 Satoko Abe spacer1 Perry Dizon
spacer1 Ann Fite spacer1 spacer1
spacer1 Hidetoshi Nishijima spacer1 Masaki Okada
spacer1 Reika Kirishima spacer1 Tôko Miura
spacer1 Park Yoo-rim spacer1 Jin Deyon
spacer1 Sonaia Yuan spacer1 Satoko Abe
spacer1 Perry Dizon spacer1 Ann Fite

Synopsis:
Theatre director Yusuke and his TV screenwriter wife Oto have a special bond as creative partners, sharing a life punctuated by private rituals. This is shattered by a sudden incident and the appearance of Yusuke’s new chauffeur Misaki and Koji, an actor from Oto’s TV series.

As the film gradually peels back the unspoken layers of their marriage, parallels form with Yusuke’s ongoing production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. As the title infers, much of the film takes place while driving, with Yusuke’s old red Saab becoming centre stage for the protagonists to reveal their innermost truths.

Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe’s immaculate script, though visually austere, keeps us on the edge of our seat throughout, eagerly anticipating the next epiphany. This is an intense and sensorially rich film, sustained by great performances and bold long takes. Thoroughly engrossing across its three-hour duration, Drive My Car shows us how intimate silences can amplify the truth and become part of the intricate evolution of a life story.

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